Working on a couple other projects (including a tiki bar garage plan/ build-out), but here's a very out of focus shot of the two hanging tiles that were bisque fired. Sorry it's a bit blurry, you can decide whether the photo was taken:

Did you throw the bowls?
Are you making a tiki wind chime?
I always smile when I see your tiki with a mustache, I like that glaze too.
We are having fun with clay so lets keep going forever, Wendy
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Wendy, yes, I threw those bowls, finally getting slightly better on the wheel- and enjoying it, which is (almost) more important.

Wind chimes are not a bad idea, but the two pieces are hanging wall tiles- they have a different ways to mount on the wall on the other side. Next up will be a similar design suggested by Hang10, and THEN starting work on the Art Swap piece. I have two very different concepts in mind, not sure which one will be the final version. So glad 'Stachetiki makes you smile, too- I keep making them, they will eventually be used as tiles on the new home bar....

Got a few things out of the kiln today- I can't post some until next week (to be explained later), but the "Where the Wild Tikis Are" hanging wall tile came out- might be renamed "Sendakatiki." The two glaze combo worked out- (digging that blue rutile). Colors are a bit different in person (w/o the overhead fluorescent lights in the clay studio). Here's a couple of angles:

Jon/ Hang10 commented that he thought my last set of cut-out wall tiles looked like a coaster. I thought it was a great idea, so started working on a Moai coaster. First I rolled out (or, threw out) a slab:

I then traced out a circle large enough for a medium sized tiki mug (with extra room, since the clay will shrink ~10% as it dries), then drew and trimmed out my version of a Moai's head:

Added some facial features: brow & nose:

Smoothed out some edges and added stone texture:

I used another cup to press out a small circle to "mark" where the glass and/or tiki mug will go. I was feeling ambitious, and made two more. I made these a bit smaller (the first one was admittedly pretty large and would take up a good amount of space on the top of the bar). These have a much smaller diameter for the coaster part, might be good for a zombie/ collins or mai tai glass.

Next up is starting on the Art Swap piece (v.1)!

Jon, thanks for the inspiration! Look forward to hearing any feedback....

Nice coasters. If you leave the "mouth" unglazed the mug/glass won't slide around and the unglazed stoneware will absorb the condensation from the drink.
_________________When you hurry through life, you just get to the end faster.
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Mike, thanks- great idea- may have to try this on at least one of these. Originally I thought about attaching some cork to that area. Slightly concerned about the high fired stoneware staining from something spilled on it- do you think I should worry?

Jon/ Hang10- I wouldn't have thought of this until you brought it up! Once I figure out the proper sizing (after firing these test ones) I'll have to make you one for the inspiration...

Wendy, thank you. I originally thought about building up the nose for a more traditional Moai "look," then realized it needed to be more coaster-like- and I think I've realized I really like working with this style Moai. For now, at least...

If the coasters are for personal use you don't have to worry about stains. Since you have access to a kiln, you just re-fire and it burns out the stains _________________When you hurry through life, you just get to the end faster.
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Ker-blam! Another peril of not owning my own kiln- this greenware piece was loaded into the kiln before it was fully dry, and reacted to the bisque fire by blowing up. As it should have. The kiln loader apologized, looks like I will start working on a new larger Moai Coaster.